Music Literacy

[Beau McCrury <Beau.McCrury@ucop.edu>]

This is just a suspicion on my part but there are alot of other
things that can go on a music stand that has alot to do with the
show than just music.   

Consider that TED is playing in an orchestra when it comes to 
these Quad shows and consequently there are alot of queues to
coordinate.  Hell Pete wrote the songs, he probably knows how
they go.  Given that that one backup singer is the actual music
director for the show, there are actors entering and leaving the
stage, lighting, you name it, Pete I bet is just trying to keep
it all together.  And he's doing a hell of a good job at it too!
Man, if you think about it that is one complicated show to 
produce, less alone perform in.   

TED and Pete especially have had to give up alot of managerial aspects of
a show like this just because it's so complicated and too to give
themselves enough space so they can perform in the damn thing.
Being that they have a music director, lighting managers, filming
going on etc. I bet Pete has got information on his music stand like
'Oh, it's time to stand here so they can do a head shot of me so it
can go up on video screens.'  Stuff like that.
 
What do you think?

Cheers,
Beau. 

>Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 08:31:09 -0500 (EST)
>From: Eric Stanley <otter@expert.cc.purdue.edu>
>Subject: Music Literacy
>
>A while back we had the discussion on whether or not the members
>of the Who knew how to read music or not.  And if they couldn't
>(especially Pete), what the hell was the music stand being used
>for on the Quadrophenia tour.  
>
>My sources tell me, that the only member of the Who who can read
>music is John Entwistle.  Which is understandable since he was
>forced to learn the French Horn and the Piano when he was a young
>boy.  None of the other members know how to read music.  
>
>However, just becuase they cannot read music, does not mean that
>they cannot read Guitar Tabs.  Which may explain why Pete was 
>seen flipping pages during some of the longer sets during Quad.
>My understanding is that it's possible to read Guitar Tabs without
>knowing what Middle C looks like on a Scale.
>
>That's just me though... discuss.
>
>EMS
>